I fear for my daughter

Stacy - posted on 04/22/2014
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My 14 yr old daughter self harms, cutting primarily but has also burned and bruised herself. She suffers from very low self esteem thinking she is ugly and overweight, weighing only 122 lbs. she has been on medications, 4 hospitalizations, and currently has 3 therapists around the clock. But it still continues. She will not talk to any of us. No one knows other than the body image issues why he does this. I have had doctors tell me she is the worst case they have seen for her age but at a loss as to how to help her. I am very afraid she is going to go to far. I am terrified of losing my daughter. Mentally I am exhausted. Any suggestions, prayers, anything...thank you :)

Hi Stacy, you may want to pursue the BPD theory more aggressively and ask why it is on the backburner. DBT has very good results for borderline personality disorder. Try to find a therapist who specializes in DBT and has him/her to evaluate your daughter.

Look up Borderline Personality Disorder and learn about it. Also, make sure she is enrolled in some DBT therapy. She also may need to be evaluated by a neuropsychiatrist for medication. Support her health with good nutrition, helping her get some kind of exercise, ensuring that TV / computer are off and she is in a dark room at a reasonable hour, even if she is not ready to sleep. Light/dark cycles are very important for brain chemistry and when sleep schedules are messed up and people are in front of screens at all hours of the night, they show symptoms of bipolar disorder and emotion dysregulation. I am not saying your daughter has bipoloar, but it sure does seem like she has Borderline Personality Disorder.